Activists on Rustaveli Avenue called on citizens to resist repression.

On the 485th day of continuous protests, a Tbilisi court sentenced four participants in pro-European protests to administrative arrest. Participants in the rally outside the Georgian Parliament told the authorities that "intimidation will not work."

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," on March 26, the 484th day of continuous protests outside the Georgian Parliament, activists protested administrative arrests for blocking the sidewalk and announced a solidarity march with Elene Khoshtaria.

Protesters in Tbilisi held their weekly silent rally this afternoon at the 300 Aragveli metro station calling for the release of political prisoners. The picket, under the slogan "Freedom for Prisoners of the Regime," took place despite the rain, Tbilisi_life reports.

This evening, supporters of Georgia's European integration gathered for their traditional rally outside the parliament building. On Rustaveli Avenue, activists held signs reading "Leave," "Freedom or Nothing," and "Thank you, Ani Kistauri, I'm here in your place today," according to posts by photographer Mo Se and Georgian media outlets on Facebook*.

Ani Kistauri is an activist who was sentenced today by a Tbilisi City Court judge to two days' detention for standing on the sidewalk near the parliament building. Two other protesters, Mariam Kipiani and Mariam Melikishvili, were given two-day detentions, while activist Levan Zhvania received a four-day detention, News.ge reports.

During the rally on Rustaveli Avenue, a group of protesters called on fellow citizens to resist the escalating repression. Opposition members recalled that last Saturday's planned protest march was canceled due to the patriarch's death, but the authorities used this "to slander" their opponents and turned the patriarch's funeral "into a narrow partisan event."

"They used national unity for even more ruthless repression (...) We have gathered to once again tell the regime: our intimidation will not work! The struggle continues. Tomorrow is the day of the march; we must respond to the intensification of repression with increased resistance. The struggle will continue until the end, until the release of prisoners," Publika quotes a speech outside parliament.

Protesters in Georgia have been demanding new parliamentary elections and the release of political prisoners since November 28, 2024. Security forces carried out violent dispersals of the protests, using tear gas and water cannons, and detained protesters. Thousands of people have been subjected to administrative prosecution during the protests. The "Caucasian Knot" has prepared a report "The Main Thing About the Persecution of Protest Participants in Georgia".